Connor Mountain
| Born | 26 August 1997 King's Lynn, Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 2015 | Coventry |
| 2015, 2021 | Newcastle |
| 2016-2018 | Ipswich |
| 2018 | Swindon |
| 2018, 2019, 2022 | Leicester |
| 2018, 2022 | Sheffield |
| 2021 | King's Lynn |
| 2023–2024 | Scunthorpe |
| 2024 | Belle Vue |
| Team honours | |
| 2022 | SGB Premiership League Cup |
| 2023 | Championship Knockout Cup |
Connor Reece Mountain (born 26 August 1997) is a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Mountain began his British speedway career riding for Coventry Bees in 2015.[3][4]
In 2018, he won the silver medal behind Robert Lambert in the British Speedway Under 21 Championship.[1]
In 2021, he rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for the King's Lynn Stars in the SGB Premiership in addition to riding for the Newcastle Diamonds in the SGB Championship.
In 2022, he rode for the Sheffield Tigers[5] in the Premiership and for the Leicester Lions in the Championship.[6] He helped Sheffield win the League cup and reach the Play off final.[7]
In 2023, he signed for Scunthorpe Scorpions for the SGB Championship 2023,[8] where he helped the team win the Knockout Cup.[9]
He signed for Belle Vue Aces for the 2024 Premiership,[10] and re-signed for Scunthorpe for the 2024 Championship.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Star Interview Connor Mountain". Speedway Star. 26 November 2022. pp. 2–3.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Mountain, Connor Reece". British Speedway. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "New King's Lynn Stars arrival thanks club for Premiership chance". Lynn News. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Sheffield racer Connor Mountain set to step up preparations for new Premiership season". The Star. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Tigers win League Cup". British Speedway. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Scorpions move for Mountain". British Speedway. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Cup joy for Scorpions". British Speedway. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Aces reveal class of 24". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "MPT & Mountain complete Scorpions". British Speedway. Retrieved 1 January 2024.